Class Diagram Toolbar, Context Menu and Legend
For information on how to use the UML class diagram, refer to Working with Diagrams.
Toolbar
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
 | Click this button to show fields in the class nodes. |
  | Click this button to show constructors in the class nodes. |
 | Click this button to show methods in the class nodes. |
 | Click this button to enable creating extends or implements links between node elements. If this button is not pressed, links cannot be drawn. |
 | Click this button to increase the scale of the diagram, or press NumPad+. |
 | Click this button to decrease the scale of the diagram, or press NumPad-. |
 | Click this button to restore the actual size of the diagram. |
 | Click this button to make the contents fit into the current diagram size. |
 | Click this button to apply the current layout, selected from the context menu of the diagram, or press F5. |
 | Click this button to save the current diagram as a UML file. |
 | Click this button to save the diagram in an image file. |
 | Click this button to print the diagram. |
Context Menu
This section describes only those context menu commands that are not available from the toolbar.
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add class to diagram | Space | Choose this command to add existing class to the diagram background. |
| Collapse nodes | C | Choose this command to show the containing package of the selected node. |
| Expand nodes | E | Choose this command to show class diagram of the selected package. |
| New | Alt+Insert | Choose this command to create a new node element or member. |
| Refactor | Point to this node to select one of the refactoring commands available in this context. | |
| Jump to Source | F4 | Choose this command to open the selected diagram node element in the editor. |
| Find Usages | Alt+F7 | Choose this command to search for usages of the selected node element. |
| Layout | Select the desired diagram layout from the submenu. | |
| Show Edge Labels | Check this command to show multiplicities in diagram. |
Legend of the Class Diagram
PhpStorm follows the UML conventions in showing relationships between the classes.
Besides that, PhpStorm supports the following colors and arrows:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
 | The green arrow corresponds to the implements clause in a class declaration. |
 | The blue arrow corresponds to the extends clause in a class declaration. |
Last modified: 26 August 2021